acct.
Americanabbreviation
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account.
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accountant.
Example Sentences
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I have drawn a bill of £14,760-9-5"—nearly $74,000—"on acct. of sundries furnished Indians by Maj.
From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Frank H. Severance
Mr. Wrenn regretfully exchanged ten dollars for a card informing Trubiggs, Atlantic Avenue, Boston, that Mr. "Ren" was to be "ship 1st poss. catel boat right away and charge my acct. fee paid Baraieff."
From Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man by Sinclair Lewis
Late setting out this season acct. rhumatiz caught last winter that laid me up all spring.
From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Harry Leon Wilson
I am sorry I can’t give you a better acct. of our Proceedings up this River.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond
Sir,—Please pay unto Mr. Ebenezer Eaton the sum of Five pounds one shilling & four pence Lawfull money, half cash & half Goods, and place the same to the acct. of, Yr.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond
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